Marshfield Man With Autism Finishes World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle

A young man from Marshfield, Massachusetts showed extreme patience and an eye for detail by completing the world's largest jigsaw puzzle. The 20-year-old with autism lined up more than 40,000 pieces.

(Published Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017)

Jack Brait from Marshfield, Massachusetts, completed at a breakneck speed what's been billed the world's largest jigsaw puzzle.

“I started with the Jungle Book section right here and this took me 10 days and 68 hours," the 20-year-old said of putting together the 40,320-piece "Memorable Disney Moments" puzzle.

Brait finished the entire thing in about 423 hours, equating to a little less than 18 days of puzzle work spread out over time to make the 6.5-foot by 22.5-foot puzzle.

He timed it all on his iPhone as he completed section by section.

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Brait can tell you off the top of his head how long each Disney section of the puzzle took him.

His proud parents say he was diagnosed with a high-functioning form of autism just before his third birthday. Brait's form of autism allows him a hyper-focus on things like puzzles. It's a talent he is very proud of.

This isn’t the only monster puzzle Brait has tackled. He completed a more than 32,000-piece behemoth back in 2014 and then donated it to his middle school in Marshfield.